The military forces of the U.S. and
South Korea launched a military exercise in connection with North
Korea's intention to conduct its third one nuclear test, reports Australian.com.
"According to our observations, North
Korea has been preparing for a nuclear test, and it the time when the
test starts is just a matter of making a political decision",
representative of the Ministry of Defense of South Korea, Kim Min-Sec,
said on Monday.
The same day, the U.S. and South Korea
began a three-day joint exercise on the east coast of the Korean
Peninsula. The exercise included fire training ,
sea battles, as well as identification of submarines. Local media
reported that the activities had been planned before the DPRK's
announcement of the upcoming tests.
On January 22, the UN Security Council
announced the expansion of sanctions against North Korea. A few days
later, Pyongyang announced an intention to conduct another nuclear
research, adding that the research would be directed against the United
States.
"We do not deny the fact that various
satellites that we will launch, the launches of long-range missiles that
we will carry out, and the nuclear tests that we will conduct will be
directed against the United States," the Central News Agency of the
country said.
The previous nuclear tests were
conducted in the country in 2006 and 2009. On Monday, there were
suspicions that North Korea was preparing two explosions. It is not
clear yet when the nuclear tests are going to be held, but experts say
that they will take place on February 16th, to celebrate the birthday of
Kim Jong Il.
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